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A woman who was repeatedly punched in the head by a California Highway Patrol officer says she felt her life was threatened during the confrontation on the side of the freeway. Jane Yamamoto reports for the NBC4 News at 11 on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. (Published Monday, Aug. 11, 2014)

Updated at 6:16 AM PDT on Monday, Aug 11, 2014

A woman repeatedly punched in the head by a California Highway Patrol officer on the side of a Southern California freeway says she feared for her life as the officer swung at her "with all his might."

"He was trying to kill me, he was trying to beat me to death, he wouldn’t stop," Marlene Pinnock said in an interview with NBC4 on Sunday. "I was able to try to cover my face because he wouldn’t quit hitting me in my temple and in my head and in my face and my legs."

Pinnock said the memory of the July 1 incident brings back painful memories.

"I wish he’d lose his job and they fired him so he can’t hurt nobody like he hurt me," she said. "No one deserved that."

CHP Officer Who Hit Woman Was On a "Mission to Humiliate Her": Lawsuit

A CHP officer who repeatedly struck a woman on the head was "on a mission to humiliate her" as he ripped her dress, a lawsuit claims. Jane Yamamoto reports from downtown Los Angeles for the NBC4 (Published Saturday, July 26, 2014)

Pinnock, 51, was released from the hospital last week after several weeks of treatment for head injuries and continues to have slurred speech, according to her attorney, Caree Harper.